Feasibility Study for a Statewide

Road Centerline Data Set

Larry Spraker
Fountains Spatial
Schenectady, NY

Andrew Rowan
Douglas M Schleifer
NJOIT-OGIS
Statement of Problem
Objective

• The Task Force recommended that a study be conducted to

evaluate the feasibility of developing and maintaining a single,
statewide road centerline data set

• In June 2007, Fountains Spatial was contracted by the state to

conduct the feasibility study
Requirements Analysis

• Conducted a series of workshops with stakeholders in state,

county, regional, and private organizations

• Objective was to identify and understand the following:

– Current and potential uses of centerline data
– Characteristics of existing centerline data
– Limitations and issues surrounding the current usage
– Current maintenance procedures and issues
– Potential issues of a single, statewide data set
– Needs and requirements for centerline data
– Cost, legal, security and other issues
Current Status

• Two primary, state-wide road centerline data sets in use

throughout the state
– NJ DOT
– TeleAtlas

• NJ Transit licenses NavTEQ data for a forty (40) county area

covering four (4) states

• Many counties maintain and use their own centerline data

NJDOT Road Centerlines
NJDOT Road Centerlines (cont’d)
TeleAtlas Road Centerlines
TeleAtlas Road Centerlines (cont’d)
Other Centerline Data Sets
Stakeholder Requirements
Stakeholder Requirements
Stakeholder Requirements
Implementation Options
Constraints
Implementation Recommendation
Creating the Statewide Data Set
Creating the Statewide Data Set
Data Maintenance Program
Change Detection/Notification
Upfront Cost Summary

Segmentation $5,000
Adding Private Roads $270,000
Conflation/Attribute Population $405,000
Primary/Alternate Names $50,000
QA/QC $90,000
Pilot Project $150,000
Total $970,000
Annual Maintenance Cost Summary

Adding Private Road Update $6,000

Responsibility to BTDD

Maintenance Coordinator Position at $100,000

OGIS

Total $106,000
Cost/Benefit Summary
Benefits
Conclusions